高中英语《Unit 5 The power of nature》Using language基础练习 新人教版选修6.doc

unit 5 the power of nature.单词拼写1the fear of all kinds of examinations can be a source of deep (焦虑) to many students.2some people believe money is of great importance, but others believe health is the most (宝贵的) thing in the world.3the girl got into a (恐慌) when she heard the frightening news.4even if you complete your training, i cant (保证) you a job.5she shows little (欣赏) of good music.6the woman found her lost pet dog (在旁边) the supermarket.7he is a young athlete with great (潜力)8the young man described the (真实的) condition of his family.单项填空1_ that the bridge was in danger, the visitors were still driving on it.areligious bunconsciousccurious dcautious2her voice _with anger when she heard she was fired.atrembled bquakedcshook dshifted3there are _ approaches to english teaching. but not all of them are equally efficient for our chinese students.avarietybaccuratecoriginalddiverse4she got into _ when she found that shed forgotten the tickets, and this _ her husband, too.apanic; panicba panic; panickedca panic; panicdpanic; panicked5the murderer _ the clerk, and the next moment, the clerk lay down on the ground, _.ashot; unconscious bshot; unconsciouslycshot at; unconscious dshot at; unconsciously6today getting a degree doesnt _ a good job while experience plays an important role.aask boffer cguarantee dfind7_ that the early european playing cards have been designed for entertainment and education.ait is sayingbit is saidcit is to saydit will say8we enjoy different kinds of sports, _ from swimming to riding a horse.aimpressingbpanickingcvaryingdshooting9he hurried to the restaurant, only _ his girl friend had left.ato tell bto be toldctelling dtold10as i waited for mike to arrive, i _ the clock and saw that he was late.aglanced atbstared atcwatcheddnoticed.完形填空tsunamis (海啸) are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the earths crust (地壳) under the ocean. tsunamis often _1_ in oceans and they are most _2_ in the pacific. normally a tsunami _3_ a series of waves. the seaside towns may be simply _4_ aside by the power of the water. cars, trains and buildings cannot survive, _5_ the people who stand in the _6_.when the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed _7_ a speed of up to 800 kilometres per hour. they can cross the _8_ ocean in a day or less.tsunamis can be very _9_ as much as 100 kilometres an hour. they are able to cross entire oceans without losing much energy. one of the most _10_ facts about tsunamis is _11_ an earthquake on one side of the pacific ocean can cause large waves and destruction (破坏) on the other side.the wave may only be a few metres high in the ocean but when it is near the _12_ and reaches shallow (浅的) water, the wave _13_ very quickly in height. someone is said to have seen up to 10metre high waves crash into the shore.tsunamis travel outward in all directions from the centre of an earthquake and _14_ coastlines, and they can easily cause flooding and _15_ property. they have caused several _16_ disasters in coastal areas over the years. a powerful example of the seas power _17_ more than 125,000 people die in 12 different countries on december 26, 2004.the tsunamis were caused by an earthquake _18_ 8.9 on the richter scale, which occurred off the coast of indonesia. on july 17, 1998 an offshore quake triggered (引发) a wave that struck the north coast of papuanew guinea _19_ some 2,000 people and left thousands more _20_.1a. makebreachcdodhappen2a. commonbpopularccalmdfamiliar3a. attractsbincludescburiesdgains4a. putbsweptctakendfled5a. more thanbother thanclet godlet alone6a. dust bcasecwaydstory7a. inbbycatdfor8a. entirebnaturalcgeneraldlonely9a. far bhighcfast dbig10a. interestingbstrikingcachingdbreaking11a. wherebwhethercthat dwhen12a. rootbshorecseadbottom13a. takes upbexplodes upcuses up dbuilds up14a. arrivebaffectcattackdadd15a. attemptborganizecsufferddestroy16a. majorbactivectense dunknown17a. sawbsucceededcinventeddsuggested18a. measuringbfiguringcexpresseddsupposed19a. diedbowedcforced dkilled20a. winlessbhomelesscbreathlessdhopeless.阅读理解imagine this: you are all by yourself in the wild. to make things worse, everyone is fighting against you. can you survive (生存)?this is what faces 16yearold katniss everdeen in the book the hunger games by american author suzanne collins. the novel (小说) has been on usa todays bestselling books list for two years since it was first released (出版) in 2008.the novel takes place in an imagined time. the us no longer exists. north america has become panem, and its biggest city is called the capitol. the rest of panem is divided (划分) into 12 districts.long ago, the districts started a war against the capitol and lost. they gave up and had to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to appear in a yearly tv show called the hunger games.the teenagers have to fight each other in a desolate (荒凉的) environment. the rules and audience may change, but one rule always stays the same: kill or be killed.katniss lives with her mother and younger sister in district 12, the poorest district of panem. she tries to support her family by secretly hunting beyond the border of her district. when katnisssister is chosen to appear in the show, katniss steps up to take her sisters place. however, her friendship with the other district 12 contestant (选手), a bakers son named peeta mellark, makes her situation even more complicated in order to survive, she must choose which is more important: her own survival or humanity (人性)the twists and turns (曲折) of her adventure make it hard to put the book down. you can feel katnisspain, confusion and love. this is how a novel should be; you dont just read it you live it.1the purpose of writing this article is mainly to _.agive us an example of how to survive in the wildbintroduce to us a new york times bestsellercteach us how to win the hunger gamesdtell us what might happen in the future north america2which is true according to the text?athe hunger games is a televised competition held every two years.bkatniss takes her sisters place to compete because she loves adventures.cthe new country panem is divided into 12 parts altogether.dthe young competitors in the hunger games are forced to kill or be killed.3the underlined word “complicated” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _.adifficult bhopelesscadvantageous dimpossible4in the the hunger games, katniss faces more challenges because she has to think about _.awho can support her family instead of herbwhat is the most important in lifechow she can defeat her opponentdwhy she has to compete in such a violent game参考答案：1. anxiety2. precious3. panic4. guarantee5. appreciation6. alongside7.potential8. actual.单项填空1. 解析：选b。unconscious“未察觉的”，形容词作伴随状语。句意：没有意识到那座桥处于危险中，游客们仍驾车从上面走过。religious“宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的”；curious“好奇的”；cautious“小心的；谨慎的”。2. 解析：选a。句意：当她听到自己被解雇时，她的声音因愤怒而颤抖。这里tremble表示“(声音)颤抖”。其他选项均不符合题意。3. 解析：选d。variety“种类；多样性”；accurate“精确的”；original“最初的”；diverse“多种多样的”。这里指各种方法，故答案为d项。4. 解析：选b。本题考查panic的用法。panic既可作名词，又可作动词。get into a panic表示“陷入恐慌”。panic的过去式为panicked。故答案为b。5. 解析：选a。句意：谋杀者射中了职员，接下来的一刻，那个职员躺在地上失去了知觉。shot“射中”。第二个空指职员无知觉，所以用形容词表状态。6. 解析：选c。句意：如今，取得一个学位不一定保证一份好的工作，经验起到重要的作用。guarantee“保证”。7. 解析：选b。考查句型it is said that .“据说”。it是形式主语，真正主语是后面的that从句。句意：据说早期的欧洲扑克是为娱乐和教育设计的。8. 解析：选c。考查固定搭配vary from . to .“由到不等”的用法。句意：我们喜欢不同种类的运动，由游泳到骑马不等。9. 解析：选b。考查不定式作结果状语。句意：他急匆匆地到达餐馆却被告知他的女朋友已经离开了。由only可知此处用不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果；又he与tell为动宾关系，故用to be told。10. 解析：选a。glance at意为“匆匆一看”，符合题意。stare at意为“盯着看”；watch意为“注视”；notice意为“注意到”。.完形填空1. 解析：选d。“经常发生在大洋中”，此处需要用不及物动词，happen表示“爆发；发生”。3. 解析：选a。c、d项不符合句意，首先可以排除；popular意为“流行的；受欢迎的”，也与句意不符；common意为“常见的；普遍的”。4. 解析：选b。句意是“通常海啸有连续的波浪”。attract意为“吸引”；bury意为“埋葬”；gain意为“获得”；只有include符合句意，意为“含有；包括”。4. 解析：选b。be swept aside by意为“被冲走”。5. 解析：选d。let alone是固定搭配，意为“更不用说了”，承接上文。这两句话的意思是“海水的力量可以轻而易举地把海边的城镇冲走，更不用说人了”。6. 解析：选c。和第5空在一句话中，in the way意为“挡路的”，也是固定短语。7. 解析：选c。表示“以的速度”，要用介词at，即at a speed of。8. 解析：选a。此句意为“它们可以在不到一天的时间内跨过整个大洋”，说明其速度之快。entire意为“整个的”；其他三项：natural“自然的”；general“一般的”；lonely“偏僻的”，都不符合句意，所以都可排除。9. 解析：选c。从破折号后面的as much as 100 kilometres an hour可以判断，此处应该用fast。10. 解析：选b。interesting“有趣的”；aching“疼痛的”；striking“异乎寻常的；引人注目的”；breaking“突然的”。根据句意，首先可以排除a、c两项，由上句和空后修饰的名词facts，可以排除breaking，因为不可能是“突然的事实”。11. 解析：选c。此句意为“关于海啸的一个不寻常的事实是，太平洋一端的地震会引起巨大的波浪并对另一端形成破坏”。that引导的是表语从句，陈述一个事实。12. 解析：选b。由句中的shallow和下句话的“. to 10metre high waves crash into the shore.”可以判断此处要用shore，意为“波浪到岸边时会很快变高”。13. 解析：选d。考查短语的意义。take up意为“占据”；explode up意为“爆炸”；use up意为“用光”；build up意为“增高”。只有build up符合句意。14. 解析：选c。attack意为“袭击”；arrive后要接介词；affect意为“影响”；而add意为“增加”。根据句意，可以排除arrive, affect和add。15. 解析：选d。对财产造成破坏。destroy意为“破坏”。16. 解析：选a。major表示“重要的；大的”，意为“近几年来海啸在沿海地区造成过几次大的危害”；tense意为“紧张的”；ac